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The Singapore Hotel Association's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (SHATEC), which has a history of 42 years, has been gradually suspending operations since April this year, and began selling the Bukit Batok main campus building in May at an asking price of 18 million yuan. The Orchard Road branch, which has only been in operation for more than a year, closed at the end of June. Courses that are still offered at the main campus include the final round of Pre-Employment Training (PET) courses, such as the Professional Diploma Program, and the Continuing Education and Training (CET) courses for adult learners. All courses are expected to be discontinued in the first quarter of next year at the latest. SHATEC was established in 1983 by the Singapore Hotel Association (SHA). It is the originator of the local tourism hotel management and catering training school, with about 40,000 graduates to date, many of whom are industry leaders in the local and overseas tourism and hospitality industries.   For many years, the College has offered professional diploma programmes in Hospitality Management and Catering for school leavers and career changers. Since 2012, it has been appointed by the Government as a Centre for Continuing Education and Training in the Tourism and Catering Industry to provide subsidies for adult students to enrol in courses such as New Skills Qualifications (WSQ). President of SHATEC: The current operating model is no longer economically viable According to a screenshot of an email obtained by Lianhe Zaobao, SHATEC informed alumni on March 27 that the college would gradually suspend its business from April 1, and called this series of steps a "business containment exercise". Xing Ziwei, executive director of the hotel association and president of SHATEC, wrote in an email that SHATEC was evaluating operations and commercial operations after it was taken over by a new management team in January.   After three months, the team concluded that the existing operating model was no longer economically viable. As a result, we have to suspend operations from 1 April. ” The email did not elaborate further on why SHATEC's operating model was unsustainable, but Xing noted that the suspension was a difficult decision for SHATEC and the hotel association's board of directors. "But doing so allows us to take a holistic assessment and better understand what's going on. This business downsizing includes downsizing operations, completing committed continuing education and training courses, and teaching the last cohort of pre-employment training students. ” CBRE, a real estate company, has been appointed by SHATEC as the exclusive marketing agent for the Bukit Batok Street 22 school building. CBRE said in a statement on May 8 that the three-story building was priced at about $18 million and was leased until 2051, with the next step to be sold under a private treaty. SHATEC and the Hotel Association did not respond positively to questions from Lianhe Zaobao about why the school buildings were suspended, how many students were affected, and whether they planned to close the school for good. Lu Liping, Chairman of the Board of Directors of SHATEC, said in response to an inquiry from Zaobao: "SHATEC is in the early stages of exploring long-term plans, and the sale of school buildings is part of SHATEC's asset management strategy. The review is ongoing and we are unable to comment further. ” Students: The college has not been informed that it will be temporarily suspended A former SHATEC mentor who also alumni, who did not want to be named, was shocked and puzzled by the suspension of operations at his alma mater. He said that the declining fertility rate in Malaysia and the competition brought about by tertiary and private school courses have led to the challenge of SHATEC facing a declining number of local students, but the number of professional diploma programmes has remained at a certain level as the college also admits international students. He pointed out that the previous leadership team's focus in recent years has shifted to adult continuing training courses, and in line with this goal, the opening of the Orchard Road campus in January last year has led to speculation about whether the current situation has been caused by the unsmooth transition. "The email sent to alumni did not clearly explain the specific reason for the suspension. If operations are still being evaluated, why are the main campus buildings being sold now and the branch campuses being closed? ” When the reporter visited the main school of SHATEC last Tuesday (June 24), he found that there was an advertising board for the sale of the building outside the school gate, and the information counter on the first floor was empty. Two students, who did not want to be named, told reporters that the college had not informed them that it would suspend operations; One of the female students said she had learned the news from outside the school and was not too concerned because the course was not affected. The reporter called according to the phone number provided by a bulletin board, and a staff member said that all courses at the college would be closed in March this year. Travel Weekly Asia reported in August last year that SHATEC recruited the last cohort of pre-employment trainees in September last year. Last Friday (27th), the reporter also tried to visit the SHATEC branch on the fifth floor of the Orchard Spring Lane Tourist Court, but found that the school was closed. A counter worker at the Tourism Pavilion, which is an office of the Singapore Tourism Board, told reporters that classes at the SHATEC campus were held last Thursday, the last day of June 26. It is understood that some courses in the branch have been transferred to the main school, and it is estimated that they will be completed in the first quarter of next year. Originally based on Nassim Hill in the Tanglin area, SHATEC moved to Mount Sophia near Orchard Road in the 1990s and moved into its current Bukit Batok campus about 25 years ago.

I think this test is very flawed. Having a large amount of bacteria on the kitchen sponges doesnt really matter.      they should take all the kitchen sponge, go to a control room and the use the same soap to wash/rise the plate and then test the plate for virus and bacteria

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